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Mike Rowe and his companion. (Photo: Facebook<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Adventurer, television personality and internet scribe Mike Rowe delivered a truth bomb on his Facebook page<\/a> regarding one\u2019s right to vote a few months ago that is now going viral.<\/p>\n

What prompted the column was a question from a fan that encouraged Rowe to use the power of his celebrity to turn out the vote this November.<\/p>\n

Rowe\u2019s response is quite epic in that he cuts against the grain of conventional wisdom that one should vote simply because one has the right<\/em> to vote. In many ways, it reminds me of the open carry issue \u2014 just because you can carry your black rifle into the Kroger, should you carry your black rifle into Kroger?<\/p>\n

Rights come with responsibility, not the least of which are a desire to educate oneself about one\u2019s rights and a healthy self-awareness as to how exercising those rights will effect one\u2019s neighbors, one\u2019s community and one\u2019s country.<\/p>\n

While carrying your AK-47 into Kroger may make you feel safe, how does it make your fellow citizens feel? How does it impact the larger mission of the gun community to win hearts and minds? How does it help the fight to protect the 2A from anti-gunners?<\/p>\n

Likewise, how does voting for candidate X improve the country? If candidate X is elected, what will happen to our economy? Does candidate X support the Constitution?<\/p>\n

Not to get too far off topic, but the Kaepernick story also comes to mind in this context. Specifically, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg\u2019s response this week<\/a> when she learned that the football player is exercising his First Amendment right to protest the national anthem by kneeling while it\u2019s played before the start of a game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to be stupid, there\u2019s no law that should be preventive,\u201d Justice Ginsburg said. \u201cIf they want to be arrogant, there\u2019s no law that prevents them from that. What I would do is strongly take issue with the point of view that they are expressing when they do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, true. There are always going to be idiots who exercise their rights in a profoundly stupid way. While we shouldn\u2019t outlaw it, we also shouldn\u2019t blindly encourage it.<\/p>\n

Anyways, enough of me prattling, check out Rowe\u2019s response and let us know what you think in the comment section below.<\/p>\n

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Jeremy Schneider writes…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey Mike, I have nothing but respect for you. Your no-nonsense outlook and incredible eloquence have really had a profound impact in my life. Can you please encourage your huge following to go out and vote this election? I would never impose on you by asking you to advocate one politician over another, but I do feel this election could really use your help. I know that there are many people out there who feel like there is nothing they can do. Please try to use your gifts to make them see that they can do something – that their vote counts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hi Jeremy<\/p>\n

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it. I also share your concern for our country, and agree wholeheartedly that every vote counts. However, I\u2019m afraid I can\u2019t encourage millions of people whom I\u2019ve never met to just run out and cast a ballot, simply because they have the right to vote. That would be like encouraging everyone to buy an AR-15, simply because they have the right to bear arms. I would need to know a few things about them before offering that kind of encouragement. For instance, do they know how to care for a weapon? Can they afford the cost of the weapon? Do they have a history of violence? Are they mentally stable? In short, are they responsible citizens?<\/p>\n

Casting a ballot is not so different. It\u2019s an important right that we all share, and one that impacts our society in dramatic fashion. But it\u2019s one thing to respect and acknowledge our collective rights, and quite another thing to affirmatively encourage people I’ve never met to exercise them. And yet, my friends in Hollywood do that very thing, and they’re at it again.<\/p>\n

Every four years, celebrities and movie stars look earnestly into the camera and tell the country to \u201cget out and vote.\u201d They tell us it\u2019s our \u201cmost important civic duty,\u201d and they speak as if the very act of casting a ballot is more important than the outcome of the election. This strikes me as somewhat hysterical. Does anyone actually believe that Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ed Norton would encourage the \u201cmasses\u201d to vote, if they believed the \u201cmasses\u201d would elect Donald Trump?<\/p>\n

Regardless of their political agenda, my celebrity pals are fundamentally mistaken about our \u201ccivic duty\u201d to vote. There is simply no such thing. Voting is a right, not a duty, and not a moral obligation. Like all rights, the right to vote comes with some responsibilities, but lets face it – the bar is not set very high. If you believe aliens from another planet walk among us, you are welcome at the polls. If you believe the world is flat, and the moon landing was completely staged, you are invited to cast a ballot. Astrologists, racists, ghost-hunters, sexists, and people who rely upon a Magic 8 Ball to determine their daily wardrobe are all allowed to participate. In fact, and to your point, they\u2019re encouraged.<\/p>\n

The undeniable reality is this: our right to vote does not require any understanding of current events, or any awareness of how our government works. So, when a celebrity reminds the country that \u201ceverybody\u2019s vote counts,\u201d they are absolutely correct. But when they tell us that \u201ceverybody in the country should get out there and vote,\u201d regardless of what they think or believe, I gotta wonder what they\u2019re smoking.<\/p>\n

Look at our current candidates. No one appears to like either one of them. Their approval ratings are at record lows. It’s not about who you like more, it’s about who you hate less. Sure, we can blame the media, the system, and the candidates themselves, but let\u2019s be honest – Donald and Hillary are there because we put them there. The electorate has tolerated the intolerable. We’ve treated this entire process like the final episode of American Idol. What did we expect?<\/p>\n

So no, Jeremy – I can\u2019t personally encourage everyone in the country to run out and vote. I wouldn’t do it, even if I thought it would benefit my personal choice. Because the truth is, the country doesn’t need voters who have to be cajoled, enticed, or persuaded to cast a ballot. We need voters who wish to participate in the process. So if you really want me to say something political, how about this – read more.<\/p>\n

Spend a few hours every week studying American history, human nature, and economic theory. Start with “Economics in One Lesson.” Then try Keynes. Then Hayek. Then Marx. Then Hegel. Develop a worldview that you can articulate as well as defend. Test your theory with people who disagree with you. Debate. Argue. Adjust your philosophy as necessary. Then, when the next election comes around, cast a vote for the candidate whose worldview seems most in line with your own.<\/p>\n

Or, don\u2019t. None of the freedoms spelled out in our Constitution were put there so people could cast uninformed ballots out of some misplaced sense of civic duty brought on by a celebrity guilt-trip. The right to assemble, to protest, to speak freely – these rights were included to help assure that the best ideas and the best candidates would emerge from the most transparent process possible.<\/p>\n

Remember – there\u2019s nothing virtuous or patriotic about voting just for the sake of voting, and the next time someone tells you otherwise, do me a favor – ask them who they\u2019re voting for. Then tell them you\u2019re voting for their opponent. Then, see if they\u2019ll give you a ride to the polls.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, dig into \u201cEconomics in One Lesson,\u201d by Henry Hazlitt. It sounds like a snooze but it really is a page turner, and you can download it for free.<\/p>\n

Mike<\/p>\n

PS. If you do vote, or if you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll almost certainly feel better about the future of our country wearing the latest “Freddy and The BiPed\u201d 2016 Campaign Tee Shirt. This version reads, somewhat prophetically, \u201cA Doghouse Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.\u201d It can all be yours for $24.99. Slightly more for the hoodie. Proceeds, as always, go to The mikeroweWORKS Foundation, and pay for work-ethic scholarships. represent.com\/mikerowe<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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